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Vasiliy Lomachenko ending retirement, eyes big fights
Vasiliy Lomachenko is ending his retirement, his manager announced on Wednesday.,"We are working on his comeback this fall," Egis Klimas told ESPN.,Lomachenko, 18-3 with 12 knockouts when he retired last summer, just became a free agent on Tuesday and will be looking to secure high-profile fights as...
Seahawks open title defense with Super Bowl rematch vs. Patriots
For the first time since 2016, the first game of the NFL season will be a Super Bowl rematch.,The Seattle Seahawks will begin their title defense on Wednesday, Sept. 9 when they host the New England Patriots, the team they dominated for a 29-13 Super Bowl LX victory on Feb. 8.,This was one of the ma...
Aces take on winless Sun looking for two-game sweep
Chennedy Carter and the Las Vegas Aces go for a quick sweep of the Sun when the teams meet for the second time in three days in Connecticut on Friday night.,Carter, who played in Mexico and China in 2025, poured in 27 points off the bench in the Aces' 98-69 win over the Sun on Wednesday. It was her ...
Report: Tiger Woods returns to Florida after rehab stay
Tiger Woods is back in his home state of Florida.,The New York Post published photos Thursday of Woods getting off of a private plane at Palm Beach International Airport, about 45 miles from his home on Jupiter Island, Fla. He reportedly has been in rehab in Switzerland, going there soon after being...
Bruins sign F Lukas Reichel to 1-year extension
The Boston Bruins signed forward Lukas Reichel to a one-year contract extension on Thursday.,Reichel, 23, of Germany, will carry a $950,000 salary cap hit for the 2026-27 NHL season.,He recorded three goals and five assists in 29 games with three teams during the 2025-26 campaign.,Boston acquired hi...
Falcons, Spirit shine as DreamLeague Season 29 begins
Team Falcons and Team Spirit each swept two matches on Wednesday as the DreamLeague Season 29 event got underway.,Falcons and Spirit sit atop Group A, which saw all eight teams play two matches to kick off the tournament. In Group B, each side played once, and BetBoom Team, Natus Vincere, PARIVISION...
Sebastian Berhalter’s brace lifts Whitecaps past FC Dallas
Sebastian Berhalter recorded a brace that included the deciding goal in the 64th minute as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps defeated FC Dallas on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,The win allowed the Whitecaps (9-1-2, 29 points) to extend their undefeated streak to seven matc...
Sporting KC earns second win of year, defeating Galaxy again
Capita Capemba, Dejan Joveljic and Calvin Harris each scored as host Sporting Kansas City earned a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday.,Harris also had two assists and Manu Garcia had one for Sporting KC (2-8-2, 8 points), whose previous win also came against the Galaxy (4-5-4, 16 point...
Chennedy Carter nets 27 and A'ja Wilson adds 22 as Aces rout Sun
Chennedy Carter scored 27 points off the bench and A'ja Wilson collected 22 points and 11 rebounds, fueling the Las Vegas Aces to a 98-69 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday in Uncasville, Conn.,Carter made 13 of 16 shots from the floor and added eight rebounds on the heels of her 22-point...
Daylen Lile's 10th-inning blast leads Nationals past Reds
Daylen Lile hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and the visiting Washington Nationals held on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Tuesday.,Lile, a Louisville product who hit two homers in his first game at Great American Ball Park on Monday, homered off Tony Santillan (1-2) with one out...
Nashville blanks Revolution to claim Eastern Conference showdown
Bryan Acosta netted a brace as Nashville SC solidified their early-season hold on the Eastern Conference with a 3-0 win over the New England Revolution on a cool Wednesday night in Foxborough, Mass.,The match marked New England's first home defeat of the season as the Revolution (7-4-1, 22 points) m...
Casper Ruud, Luciano Darderi advance to Italian Open semis
Both Italian Open men's quarterfinal matches were delayed by varying circumstances on Wednesday before 23rd-seeded Casper Ruud and 18th-seeded Luciano Darderi advanced to the semifinals in Rome.,Ruud reached his fourth semifinal in the Italian capital by outlasting Russia's No. 13 Karen Khachanov, 6...
Netflix lands NFL Honors as part of revised deal
Netflix finalized a deal to stream the NFL Honors ceremony in 2027, the streaming service confirmed Wednesday.,The league's annual awards event takes place during Super Bowl week and traditionally has aired on NFL Network as well as each year's Super Bowl rights partner.,Picking up the show is part ...
Lynx look to defense, rebounding in road clash with Wings
The Minnesota Lynx will look to lean on their defense and build on a good start on the road when they square off against the Dallas Wings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,The Lynx (1-1) head to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex after an 88-84 win over the Mercury in Phoenix on Tuesday. Nia Coffey scor...
NFLPA taking notice of grass surfaces for World Cup
NFL players have their eyes on how soccer players are being treated for the World Cup. And they see grass fields being rolled in.,NFL Players Association executive director JC Tretter is well aware that seven stadiums which house NFL teams are removing artificial turf and installing the softer grass...
Golden Knights' Brayden McNabb faces hearing for incident vs. Ducks
Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb has a hearing Wednesday with the NHL Department of Player Safety over an interference incident in the Golden Knights' playoff victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.,McNabb, 35, was called for a five-minute major and a game misconduct after a hard, late check...
Patriots' Quintayvious Hutchins charged with domestic assault and battery
New England Patriots rookie linebacker Quintayvious Hutchins was arraigned Wednesday morning in Newton (Mass.) District Court on a domestic assault and battery charge, per court documents.,The alleged incident took place at a Boston College dorm on Tuesday, per CBS Boston.,Hutchins, 23, pleaded not ...
PWHL expanding to Las Vegas and Hamilton in 2026-27
The Professional Women's Hockey League is expanding to Las Vegas and Hamilton, Ontario, in 2026-27.,The fast-growing league officially announced its 10th and 11th franchises on Wednesday.,Las Vegas will play home games at T-Mobile Arena and Hamilton will be based at TD Coliseum.,"The PWHL's expansio...
Report: Netflix close to landing NFL Honors for 2027
Netflix is finalizing a deal to stream the NFL Honors ceremony in 2027, Front Office Sports reported.,The league's annual awards event takes place during Super Bowl week and traditionally has aired on NFL Network as well as each year's Super Bowl rights partner.,Netflix is reportedly "likely" become...
White House: No visa issues for Iraq's World Cup team
The White House refuted reports that the United States denied visas for five members of Iraq's national team ahead of next month's World Cup.,The State Department sent a statement Wednesday to Front Office Sports in response to online reports involving five players, including Luton Town forward Ali ...